Picador

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Model Name(s)

picador (All games)

Handling Name(s)

PICADOR (All games)

Text Label Name(s)

PICADOR (All games)

Population Information

Spawns Naturally?

• ­Yes (All games)

• ­Scenario(GTA V)

"1960's entry in a long, esteemed line of Cheval coupé utility vehicles. Combining all the style of a two-door hardtop with the practicality of an integrated cargo tray, this most certainly isn't a jack of all trades and a master of none."

Contents

Design

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The Picador is implied to be a ute variant of the Buccaneer, which shares a similar frontal design, with the exception of a different taillight design, a thinner front bumper, and an additional emblem on the hood. The Picador is based on the 1972 Chevrolet El Camino, which happens to share similar design cues with the 1970-1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a car which the Buccaneer shares a likeness to.

Picadors may occasionally been depicted with different items on its bed, such as planks or Sprunk cans.

Grand Theft Auto V

In Grand Theft Auto V, the Picador retains the essential design. The vehicle now takes design cues from Holden HJ[1], Holden HK[2] and Chevrolet El Camino utilities in keeping with Cheval being primarily based on GM-Holden. The rear fascia and tail light design is almost identical to that of the 1969 Chevrolet El Camino[3], while retaining the overall shape and size of the later model Holden. The front end has references to the 1967 El Camino in the headlight and grille assembly [4] with some similarity to the the rarer dual headlight version of the HK Holden [5].

Version History Gallery

Performance

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The Picador has the highest top speed and acceleration for any pickup in the game, possibly due to the large V8 engine. However, it is also the lightest and lacks the torque of the stronger trucks; its cornering is also a little unstable, owing to its rear wheel drive. As it is a pickup, the Picador can only carry two in the cab.

Grand Theft Auto V

The Picador is powered by a large displacement V8 and it shares its engine sound with the Sabre Turbo, Fugitive and Gauntlet. Its speed and acceleration is good in comparison to most street cars, especially when upgraded, but it is heavily outclassed by other muscle cars. Its handling is at odds with more conventional muscle cars, since its four wheel drive gives it excellent traction and launch speed. This combined with its soft suspension makes the Picador one of the best muscle cars for offroading, though one must be wary of body roll. Crash deformation is poor, and bullet resistance is only average.

Variants

Marshall

In the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the game, there is a monster truck variant of the Picador named the Marshall. It is essentially a lifted monster truck with the bodywork of a Picador attached to the chassis, powered by a large V8 engine in a mid configuration, powering all four wheels.

Notable Owners

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Ryder owns a brown Picador with a license plate reading "SHERM" and he uses it in some missions. Even after his death, the car still spawns regularly. The bed accessories are still the same as a normal one.

Trivia

General

The Spanish name Picador is a horse-mounted member of a bullfighting crew, which confronts the bull with his pike ("pica", hence the name) during the first third of each bull. Additionally, "Picador" in Spanish may also refer to a vehicle or a person that takes part in "picadas" (slang for drag racing commonly used on Latin America). This makes sense, as the Picador is a muscle car.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Ryder's Picador has a license plate reading "SHERM", a slang term for a PCP-immersed Marijuana and Tobacco mixture (CJ calls Ryder "sherm-head" throughout the game).

Only the front plate reads "SHERM". The rear plate is a standard randomized plate.

There is a glitch with Ryder's Picador on the mobile version of GTA San Andreas. After completion of the mission Robbing Uncle Sam, Ryder's Picador will stop spawning. To fix this glitch, turn off the game and wait a few hours while outside his house. If successful, the car will always respawn and the player can steal it anytime.

Grand Theft Auto V

In Grand Theft Auto V, the Picador's brake lights are located separately from its taillights, found on the rear bumper. Additionally, it does not feature reverse lights.

Oddly, when the headlights are turned on, bright light only comes from two of the four headlights.

Strangely, the interior has a Vapid logo on the floor mat of the Picador. This is most likely due to Rockstar's tendency to re-use vehicle interiors.